How To Fix SDBALM079 - Maximum usage of the heap in KB

SDBALM079 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SDBALM - SAP DB and liveCache Alert Monitoring

• Message number: 079

• Message text: Maximum usage of the heap in KB

Data Collector
<ZH>Collector B</>
(RZ20 -> SAP CCMS Technical Experts Monitors -> All Monitoring Contexts
,,-> <Name of the database connection> -> Collectors and Internals
-> Collectors -> Collector B)

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Preset runtime interval of Collector B: 15 minutes

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SDBALM079 - Maximum usage of the heap in KB ?

  The SAP error message SDBALM079 indicates that the maximum usage of the heap memory in kilobytes (KB) has been reached. This typically occurs in the context of database operations, particularly when the database is unable to allocate more memory for processing due to limits set on the heap size.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Heap Memory Limit: The error is often caused by exceeding the configured maximum heap size for the database or application server. This can happen due to:
  
  Large data processing tasks.
  Inefficient queries or operations that consume excessive memory.
  Insufficient memory allocation settings in the database or application server configuration.
  
  
  
  Memory Leaks: There may be memory leaks in the application or database processes that lead to increased memory consumption over time.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the database or application server may not be optimized for the workload, leading to memory exhaustion.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Increase Heap Size:
  
  Review and increase the maximum heap size settings in the database or application server